Pet birds are fairly low-maintenance pets that can be highly entertaining and fun to watch. They are not cuddly pets per se but birds definitely have personalities so you can foster a relationship with a bird. Birds are easy to train and fun to work with. Your pet bird will spend most of its life in its cage so you don’t need a lot of room. However, your bird will need time outside the cage daily for exercise and socialization. This requires a secure, safe room to allow your bird to fly. Birds can be messy but it’s generally confined to droppings, feathers and seed hulls so they are easy to clean up after with almost no odor. Some breeds of birds live a long time so you will need to be prepared for a long-term commitment when adopting a bird. Contact your Cameron Park, CA vet to learn more.